Good full moon evening friends and members of the OBS, Tomorrow we welcome back the Sangha from Tisarana Monastery and the Bhikkhuni’s at Sati Saraniya Hermitage as they emerge from their three month winter retreats. The OBS invitations for teaching were...

Dear Friends and Members of the OBS, In his memoir Fire Beneath The Snow, Ven. Palden Gyatso reflects on his time imprisoned by Chinese forces for his support of Tibetan Independence. In 1992, after 33 years of captivity, he was released. Since this time he has lived...

Good morning Friends and Members of the OBS, Our last newsletter explored how the Buddhist doctrine of impermanence (anicca) can manifest itself in day-to-day life. The transitory nature of our existence can cast a pall of uncertainty over our lives. This uncertainty...

Good evening friends and members of the OBS, A key Buddhist teaching is that change occurs constantly, and that any sense of permanence is an illusion: Impermanent are all component things, They arise and cease, that is their nature: They come into being and pass...

OBS Newsletter – May 8, 2016 Good evening friends and members of the OBS, As the tulips begin to bloom (and the Ottawa Tulip Festival tourists begin to congregate!), we are grateful for the changing seasons and this time of warmth, growth, and creativity. This month,...